Welfare is not child's duty

To Gov. Bill Haslam: I implore you to veto this mean-spirited bill, SB 132, if it progresses any further in the legislature. I witnessed the subcommittee debate last week, and I was shocked.

In spite of expert testimony citing in plain terms what would be obvious to anyone with any common sense or decency, the subcommittee saw fit to recommend that innocent children become breadwinners in their families. Those who voted aye should be ashamed.

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Welfare is not child's duty

To Gov. Bill Haslam: I implore you to veto this mean-spirited bill, SB 132, if it progresses any further in the legislature. I witnessed the subcommittee debate last week, and I was shocked.